CM Punk lashes out on Dave Bautista’s naysayers – UFC News
While most analysts believe Dave Bautista was not up to the mark during his debut UFC fight against Vince Lucero, WWE superstar CM Punk has all praise for the former WWE star. According to Punk, Bautista was a little nervous yet he overcame his fears and
scored a victory. Punk believes Bautista should be applauded for his efforts instead of being put down.
“It's definitely a bucket-list kind of thing,” said Punk in an interview with the MMA Hour. “I think it’s awesome, too. Dave just wanted the experience. He wanted to fight even if it was just one time. It was something that he wanted to do. He loves it so
he put his mind to it and did it, and I think that amazing. I don't think anybody can criticize that. He has no delusions of grandeur. He's not trying to get a big, fat UFC contract. He's not trying to coast on his name from the WWE. He's just fighting because
he wanted to experience it.”
According to Punk, haters will always hate you whether you do it right or not. He further asserted that not everyone could do what Bautista did in the ring against Lucero.
It should be noted here that Punk has been a WWE fighter for years now and he knows exactly how critics can react. Considering Dave’s performance against Lucero, Punk believes the former WWE superstar did a great. Moreover, according to Punk, it was Dave’s
first fight in UFC and so he deserves appreciation instead of being pushed down.
Bautista knocked out Lucero in the first round after being pushed to the cage twice. Bautista was unable to impress the audience. He scored a TKO victory over Lucero, when the referee realised Lucero was unable to defend himself anymore.
For now, Bautista stands with 1 win and 0 losses in his UFC portfolio. Even though his opening victory was not as impressive, Punk asserts Bautista should be given a chance to prove himself further. According to Punk, Bautista deserves respect for his victory
and the naysayers should not be considered as critics.
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